Line #11 Creator/StephenieMeyer


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2	[[caption-width-right:178:Catering to your [[OurVampiresAreDifferent sparkly vampire]] obsession since 2005!]]
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4	->''"If you're not writing for teenage girls, you're missing out on a lot of love."''
5	-->-- '''Meyer''' in an [[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20049578_2,00.html interview]] with ''Entertainment Weekly''
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7	Stephenie Meyer (born December 24, 1973) is an American author best known for writing the ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]]'' saga. She also wrote other books including ''Literature/{{The Host\|2008}}'' and ''The Chemist'', and additionally contributed the short story "Hell on Earth" to the 2009 young adult horror/romance anthology book ''Prom Nights from Hell''.
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9	She has also produced [[Film/DownADarkHall the film adaptation]] of Creator/LoisDuncan's ''Literature/DownADarkHall'' and co-produced the film adaptation of ''Film/{{Austenland}}''.
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11	!!Works by Stephenie Meyer:
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13	* ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' (2005 - 2020)
14	** ''[[Literature/Twilight2005 Twilight]]'' (2005)
15	** ''Literature/NewMoon'' (2006)
16	** ''[[Literature/Eclipse2007 Eclipse]]'' (2007)
17	** ''Literature/BreakingDawn'' (2008)
18	** ''The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner'' (2010). Novella that details the last days of a character introduced in ''Eclipse''.
19	** ''Literature/LifeAndDeathTwilightReimagined'' (2015). A RuleSixtyThree retelling of the original novel to celebrate the series' [[MilestoneCelebration 10th anniversary]].
20	** ''[[Literature/MidnightSun2020 Midnight Sun]]'' (2020)
21	* ''Literature/{{The Host\|2008}}'' (2008)
22	* ''The Chemist'' (2016)
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24	!!Other works by Stephenie Meyer contain examples of:
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26	* ApprovalOfGod: She was very gracious towards Creator/ELJames, the author of ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' which began life as erotic fanfiction of ''Twilight''; although Meyer stated that erotica "wasn't really [her] thing" and she'll probably never read the books, she expressed that she was glad James had found success.
27	* AuthorVocabularyCalendar: One short story of hers uses "chagrin" and variations of the word at least three times.
28	* CreatorBacklash: She experienced a bit of this in regards to ''Twilight'', stating in 2013 that she was "so over" it and even going so far as to say that the only new material she'd write for the series for would be "three paragraphs on my blog saying which of the characters died". It's indicated this was less out of regret for writing ''Twilight'' as opposed to her wanting to move onto to other projects and getting tired of her other works being overshadowed by it. She later softened her stance, releasing ''Life and Death'' in 2015 for ''Twilight'''s [[MilestoneCelebration 10th anniversary]] and completing ''Midnight Sun'' in 2020, after which she announced she had plans to write more ''Twilight'' novels.
29	* CreatorBreakdown:
30	** She had one when a few chapters of her new project ''[[PerspectiveFlip Midnight Sun]]'' were leaked on the internet, refusing to work on the book anymore. She did consider going back to it in 2015, but then ''Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian'' was released and it put her off the idea. [[note]]''Fifty Shades of Grey'' started out as ''Twilight'' fanfiction and ''Grey'' is a {{perspective flip}} retelling the first book from Christian's POV, so it's likely she understandably didn't want her own book overshadowed by this[[/note]] She [[ExtremelyLengthyCreation finally]] completed and published ''Midnight Sun'' in 2020.
31	** And then one followed when the ''Breaking Dawn'' backlash hit and ''The Host'' movie didn't do well.
32	* CreatorCameo: She has two cameos in the film adaptations of ''Twilight''; in the first movie she can be seen sitting in a restaurant typing while Bella and Charlie are having lunch, while in ''Breaking Dawn Part 1'' she's seen as a guest at Bella and Edward's wedding as Bella is walking down the aisle.
33	* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Meyer stated in a [[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/aug/07/stephenie-meyer-id-like-to-be-remembered-for-writing-the-host-but-itll-be-twilight 2020 interview]] that if she had to choose, she'd regard ''The Host'' as her "most important story in a lot of ways" and the one she'd want to be remembered for (though she also added that she knew it was likely ''Twilight'' that everyone would remember).
34	* CreatorsOddball: Meyer is largely known for writing {{fantastic romance}} books (e.g. ''Twilight'' is a {{paranormal romance}} featuring vampires and werewolves, ''The Host'' has aliens that possess human bodies, with both the human host and alien getting separate love interests). ''The Chemist'' is a largely mundane spy thriller (although it does still prominently feature romance).
35	* {{Doorstopper}}: She tends to write long books. Her debut novel, ''Twilight'', isn't too hefty (544 pages hardback, 498 pages paperback), though even that is unusually long for a young adult novel. The sequels are all over 500 pages long, with ''Breaking Dawn'' clocking in at 700 pages (the paperback edition that is; the hardback edition has 756 pages), making it her longest novel to date. Both of her non-''Twilight'' books are also over 600 pages in length. The exceptions are ''Life and Death'' (which is only 400 pages) and the novella ''The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner'' (just under 200 pages).
36	* OneHitWonder: ''Twilight'' was a huge success, but her other works haven't fared quite as well. ''The Host'' was a bestseller and got a film adaptation, but the latter was a flop at the box office, none of the announced sequels have materialised and it's largely overshadowed by ''Twilight'''s popularity. Her next non-''Twilight'' novel, ''The Chemist'', also faded into obscurity after its publication.
37	* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Most of her books tend to lean more towards the idealistic side; even if bad things happen to the characters they usually get a happy ending (the last chapter of ''Breaking Dawn'' is even titled "{{Happily Ever After}}"), ThePowerOfLove often triumphs over all, and her works don't tend to dwell too much on grimmer subjects. It's to the point that ''The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner'' sticks out from the rest of her work for being [[DarkerAndEdgier much bleaker and more violent]] with a ShootTheShaggyDog ending, although this was a ForegoneConclusion for anyone who has read ''Eclipse''.
38	-->''"I don't think my books are going to be really graphic or dark, because of who I am. There's always going to be a lot of light in my stories."''
39	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: She was heavily involved in the television adaptation of ''Series/TheRook'' early in production, but dropped out due to CreativeDifferences.

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